Snape's lies was Re: Is Snape good or evil? (longer)

[pippin_999]

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> Alla:
>  I don't know what else to say. It is your absolute right to think 
> this way. Personally, I am still very puzzled why you choosing 
> to believe ONE part of Snape's speech is better supported than me 
> choosing to believe another part of his speech to the SAME parties, 
> if I may say.
> 

Pippin:
I can't tell for sure when Snape is lying in the Spinner's End chapter
and when he's not. But unless he can be absolutely sure Dumbledore
would never ask him for his memories, he would have to be out of his 
mind to lie to Dumbledore about anything he directly experienced. 
We know not even Riddle can counterfeit memories well enough to 
fool Dumbledore.

Since Snape spoke about the vow in the corridors where he could
be overheard, it's likely that Dumbledore knew all about it and also 
how much Voldemort had told Snape about the plan. Snape might lie 
about why he'd said something, but lying about anything that could 
be checked in the pensieve would be madness.

Pippin